Valve Records is an Australia

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n record label

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, releasing a wide range of alternative artists both local and international. The label was created by Paul Curtis in 1994

1994 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....

 to support the local bands he was managing. Regurgitator

Regurgitator

Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...

, the most successful band he manages, however, would not see a release on Valve until 2003/2004 after a split with Warner

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...

 EastWest

East West Records

East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...

 and the completion of the first Band in a Bubble

Band in a Bubble

Band in a Bubble was a TV show that consists of round-the-clock live broadcasting, during which a band spends an extended period of time inside a "bubble," writing and recording an album. The Band in a Bubble concept was created by Paul Curtis, a band manager, tour promoter, owner of Valve...

 project in Melbourne's

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 Federation Square

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Artists

Over the past 14 years, Valve's diverse range of artists has included such acts as: Anubian Lights, Audio Active

Audio Active

Audio Active were a Japanese reggae band who released several albums between the mid-1990s and the early first decade of the 21st century.-History:...

, Boof, Boredoms, Boy from Brazil, Cobra Killer

Cobra Killer

The Cobra Killer duo of Gina V. D'Orio and Annika Trost began as part of Alec Empire's Digital hardcore movement. Both were part of other bands signed to Empire's Digital Hardcore Recordings label—Gina was in EC8OR, and Annika was in Shizuo...

, Johnny Conquest, Curseovdialect, Dear Nora DJ Me DJ You, Drop the Lime

Drop the Lime

Drop the Lime, is an electronic producer and DJ and founder of dance label Trouble & Bass. Drop the Lime's new material and DJ sets also feature live vocals on original compositions....

, Dry & Heavy

Dry & Heavy

Dry & Heavy is a Japanese dub and reggae band, formed in 1991 by drummer Shigemoto Nanao and bass player Takeshi Akimoto . Their names come from the Burning Spear album of the same name...

, Ex-Girl

EX-Girl

-Overview:They claim to hail from the planet Kero Kero. They are described as psychedelic, space rock, jazz fusion, jagged alternating vocal harmonies, sugary synthesiser pop, punk, prog, epic/atmospheric, noise-rock, wavering 3 part a capella, borderline operatic vocals, often in the space of a...

, Full Fathom Five

Full Fathom Five

"Full fathom five" are the opening words of a famous song sung by the spirit Ariel in William Shakespeare's The Tempest , and the source of the phrase...

, Kiley Gaffney

Kiley Gaffney

Kiley Gaffney is an Australian musician and performance artist. Before signing to Warner in the 1995, she worked predominantly in theatre and the artworld ....

, Gonzales

Gonzales

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, I Heart Hiroshima

I Heart Hiroshima

I Heart Hiroshima are a three-piece indie pop act from Brisbane, Australia, known for their "bass-less" lineup, which tends to offer a distinct sound. The band formed in 2005 at a house party and started to play local gigs, eventually leading to the release of their debut EP, A Three Letter Word...

, Ivy

Ivy

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, Kid606

Kid606

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, Messer Chups

Messer Chups

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, Mocky

Mocky

Mocky is a Somali-Canadian singer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer.-Biography:Mocky was born Dominic Salole in Saskatchewan, Canada. He later moved to Ottawa and Toronto, and then to London, Amsterdam and Berlin. His father is of Somali descent, but was born in...

, Pangaea

Pangaea (band)

-Members:*Dave Atkins *Paul Bromley *Ben Ely *Jim Sinclair-Discography:* Serpent Fire ep - Valve* Raggacore ep - Valve...

, Ponyloaf, Scul Hazzards, Sekiden, Sixfthick, Soma Rasa, Stereo Total

Stereo Total

Stereo Total is a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German duo comprising Françoise Cactus and Brezel Göring . Both Cactus and Göring sing and play multiple instruments...

 and Zoobombs

Zoobombs

Zoobombs are a Japanese indie rock band, formed in Tokyo in 1994 by vocalist and guitarist Don Matsuo. The band's funk-rock style draws on influences such as the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis....

Releases

• V117 - OCT09 SECRET BIRDS Secret Birds
• V116 - OCT09 I HEART HIROSHIMA The Rip
• V115 - AUG09 I HEART HIROSHIMA Shakeytown (Single)
• V114 - JUN09 MINT CHICKS Screens
• V113 v2.1 - MAY09 I HEART HIROSHIMA Friends with Swords (Euro compile of EPs)
• V113 - APR09 I HEART HIROSHIMA Pink Frost (digital)
• V112 - MAY09 OUCH MY FACE EP
• V111 - APR09 B6 Post Haze (digital)
• V110 - MAY09 SHONEN KNIFE Supergroup
• V109 - APR09 MONO Hymn to the Immortal Wind
• V108 - APR09 KID606 Shout at the Döner
• V107 - APR09 NEW PANTS Equal Love (Bonus DVD)
• V106 - JAN09 AN HORSE Rearrange Beds
• V105 - SEPT08 BEN ELY's RADIO 5 Transcending Reality
• V104 - OCT08 HOLDEN compilation
• V103 - OCT08 QUAN YEOMANS The Amateur
• V102 - SEPT 08 SPOD Superfriendz
• V101 - SEPT08 HAWNAY TROOF Islands of Ayle
• V100 -
• V99 -
• V98 APR2008 AN HORSE Not Really Scared
• V97 MAY2008 LLOYD & MICHAEL Just as God Made Us
• V96 MAY2008 JANE WOODY Big Breaths Little Lungs
• V95 APR2008 DO THE ROBOT Amp on Fire
• V94 APR2008 DEL TORO Hydra
• V93 JAN2008 BAND IN A BUBBLE dvd
• V92 SEPT2007 REGURGITATOR Love & Paranoia
• V91 OCT2007 HAWNAY TROOF Dollar & Deed
• V90 AUG2007 I HEART HIROSHIMA Tuff Teef
• V89 OCT2007 QUAN & SPOD present BLOX ep
• V88 JULY2007 ZOOBOMBS B*B*B (album)
• V87 JULY2007 I HEART HROSHIMA Punks (single ep)
• V86 JUN2007 PONYLOAF Grey Area (ep)
• V85 JUN2007 SCUL HAZZARDS Count Less Dead (ep)
• V84 JUN2007 DEAR NORA There is no Home (album)
• V83 JAN2007 AFRA & INCREDIBLE BEATBOX BAND IBB (album)
• V82 NOV2006 LADYFEST compilation Landfingers (album)
• V81 Oct-06 SCUL HAZZARDS House of Heads (ep)
• V80 Oct-06 BOOF A Soft Kiss by a Rose (album)
• V79 Sep06 JUMP 2 LIGHT SPEED You are my Friend on Fire
• V78 Sep-06 DEL TORO Formicae
• V77 Sep-06 CURSEOVDIALECT Wooden Tongues
• V76 Sep-06 JUMP 2 LIGHT SPEED Spooky Fun
• V75 Aug-06 DROP THE LIME We Never Sleep
• V74 Jul-06 I HEART HIROSHIMA Cut in Colour
• V73 May-06 ZOOBOMBS Way out/Way In
• V72 May-06 SEKIDEN Up in the Air
• V71 Apr-06 SEKIDEN Sound Instincts
• V70 Feb-06 THE BIRD Birdsville Sessions
• V69 Mar-06 I HEART HIROSHIMA 3 Letter Word for Candy
• V68 Aug-05 REGURGITATOR Pillowhead
• V67 Feb-05 REGURGITATOR My Ego
• V66 Feb-05 KID606 Who still kill sound?
• V65 Jan-05 REGURGITATOR My Friend Robot
• V64 Jan-05 BOY FROM BRAZIL Pointless Shows
• V63 Nov-04 REGURGITATOR Mishmash!
• V62 Sep-04 REGURGITATOR The Drop
• V61 Aug-04 FULL FATHOM 5 & TOPOLOGY Future Tense
• V60 Aug-04 AUDIO ACTIVE Back to the Stoned Age
• V59 Aug-04 PONYLOAF O Complex
• V58 Jul-04 REGURGITATOR Bong in my Eye
• V57 SEPT03 REGURGITATOR Nein Nein Nein
• V56 SEPT03 GONZALES Z
• V55 SEPT03 STEREO TOTAL Anti-Conformiste Party
• V54 AUG03 DARTH VEGAS Darth Vegas
• V53 AUG03 MOCKY In Mesopotamia
• V52 AUG03 WIRE Send
• V51 JULY03 CURSOVDIALECT (Lost in the real sky)
• V50 JULY03 JOHNNY CONQUEST Uptown in the Americas
• V49 JULY03 FULL FATHOM FIVE Sides
• V48 JUNE 03 DJ ME DJ YOU Can you see the music
• V47 JUNE 03 ANNIKA TROST Trost
• V46 JUNE 03 MESSER CHUPS Black Black Magic
• V45 JAN03 TAYLOR SAVVY Ladies & Gentlemen
• V44 JAN03 GONZALES Presidential Suite
• V43 DEC02 OVERSTIMULATION Valve Sampler
• V42 JAN2003 IVY Long Distance
• V41 OCT2002 DRY & HEAVY From Creation
• V40 OCT2002 ANUBIAN LIGHTS Naz Bar
• V39 OCT2002 THE STALKERS The Stalkers
• V38 SEPT2002 HARPOE Family Values
• V37 SEPT2002 SIXFTHICK The Lap of Luxury
• V36 SEPT2002 KINNIE STARR Tune Up
• V35 AUG2002 STEREO-TOTAL Musique Automatique
• V34 AUG2002 COBRA KILLER The Third Armpit
• V33 AUG2002 3 HEAD 3 Head
• V32 JULY2002 EX GIRL Back to the Mono Kero
• V31 JULY2002 PONY LOAF Epic Travel
• V30 JULY2002 DRY & HEAVY King Jammy meets
• V29 FEB2002 FULL FATHOM FIVE 5 Minutes From Machine
• V28 AUG2001 GOTA COLA Guaranteed Rustless
• V27 AUG2001 FULL FATHOM FIVE (07) Seven
• V26 Feb-05 KILEY GAFFNEY Sweat Meat
• V25 Feb-05 DRY & HEAVY Full Contact
• V24 Feb-05 AUDIO ACTIVE Spaced Dolls
• V23 DEC2000 FULL FATHOM FIVE Who's Your Daddy?
• V22 OCT2000 DJ SUGUIRUMN Kill Your Turntable
• V21 OCT2000 SOMA RASA I Mix Therefore I am
• V20 OCT2000 SIXFTHICK Chicken
• V19 OCT2000 4ZZZ 25th Anniversary Behind the Banana Curtain
  Behind the Banana Curtain
  Behind the Banana Curtain is a compilation album released by 4ZZZ. It is a 2 disc set that documents 25 years of 4ZZZ broadcasting and their contribution to the Australian city of Brisbane's music scene-Track listing:Disc One...
  
  
• V18 SEPT2000 BOREDOMS Vision Creation NewSun
• V17 SEPT2000 BROKENHEAD Locarno
• V16 SEPT2000 VALVE COMPILATION Numb
• V15 MAY2000 FULL FATHOM FIVE Friend or Faux
• V14 MAY2000 SIXFTHICK Daddy's Home
• V13 1999 SOMA RASA Future of Der Funk
• V12 1998 GOTA COLA Gota Cola
• V11 1998 SOMA RASA Soma Rasa
• V10 1997 SIXFTHICK Cousins
• V09 1997 P-OILER Greatest Hits Vol.3
• V08 1997 PANGAEA Serpent Fire
• V07 1997 SOUNDSURGERY Free Moving Radical
• V06 1997 ELEVATION Indian Root Pills
• V05 1995 ELEVATION Elevation
• V04 1995 SOUNDSURGERY Syndustry
• V03 1995 EMPORIUM Emporium
• V02 1994 MISERY Insidious
• V01 1994 PANGAEA Raggacore

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